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Personal data Ruurd Karstens Westra 


Household of Ruurd Karstens Westra

He is married to Klaaske Eelkes Zandstra.

They got married on May 21, 1868 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Aaltje Ruurds Westra  1869-1942 
  2. Eelke Ruurds Westra  1870-1872
  3. Eelke Westra  1872-1885
  4. Gelske Westra  1876-1877
  5. Pietje Westra  1878-1888
  7. Karst Westra  1883-1883

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Ruurd Karstens Westra

Albert Wittes
1764-< 1811
Antje Karstens Westra
± 1759-1851

Ruurd Karstens Westra
1842-1904

1868

Klaaske Eelkes Zandstra
1840-1885

Aaltje Ruurds Westra
1869-1942
Eelke Ruurds Westra
1870-1872
Eelke Westra
1872-1885
Gelske Westra
1876-1877
Pietje Westra
1878-1888
Levenloos geborene
Karst Westra
1883-1883

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1842, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1904, Achtkarspelen
  3. Huwelijksregister 1868, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday November 20, 1842

  • The temperature on November 20, 1842 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1842: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • March 9 » Giuseppe Verdi's third opera, Nabucco, receives its première performance in Milan; its success establishes Verdi as one of Italy's foremost opera composers.
    • March 30 » Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.
    • May 16 » The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail from Elm Grove, Missouri, with 100 pioneers.
    • May 30 » John Francis attempts to murder Queen Victoria as she drives down Constitution Hill in London with Prince Albert.
    • August 14 » American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
    • August 29 » Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War.

Day of marriage May 21, 1868

  • The temperature on May 21, 1868 was about 16.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
    • May 30 » Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after a proclamation by John A. Logan, head of the Grand Army of the Republic (a veterans group).
    • June 1 » The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico.
    • August 18 » French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
    • September 25 » The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevsky is shipwrecked off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia.
    • November 2 » Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.

Day of death August 20, 1904

  • The temperature on August 20, 1904 was between 6.3 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • January 8 » The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
    • February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
    • April 8 » The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
    • May 9 » The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100mph (160km/h).
    • October 20 » Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
    • October 27 » The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.


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